=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SF Gate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/chronicle/archive/2003/05= /09/PN80919.DTL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 9, 2003 (SF Chronicle) TWO CENTS/Should SFO shelve its runway expansion plans? Should SFO shelve its runway expansion plans? Erik Ressel Daly City No. SFO has a terrible on-time record. I can't count how many times I ha= ve been delayed due to weather. I really hate flying there. We need new runways, or else our economy will suffer. Trish Hooper Portola Valley The plans should be delayed. The economy has tanked and environmental impact studies will take so long that there's no need to agonize over this now. Also, San Jose's airport will probably expand, taking care of runway problems for the foreseeable future. Rick Tavan Palo Alto We have a simple choice: We can live with half an airport in bad weather, or we can expand it farther into the bay. No amount of environmental study will change this. Robert Smithwick Los Altos Hills SFO is not just a San Francisco utility; it serves the entire Bay Area a= nd Northern California. Any decision that will improve air travel and service should be considered only on that basis. To be fair, the rest of its nominal service area should participate in the cost. Mike Gaynes Moss Beach Build those runways. After all the airlines go bankrupt, the kids can use them for drag racing their Acuras. Two Cents is a pool of Chronicle readers we tap for anecdotes and commentary. For information on joining, e-mail us at twocents@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2003 SF Chronicle